How to create temp table from a dynamic query? - sql-server

I want to create dynamic query for paging [Main Motive], here is my code:
Alter proc proc_GetData
(
#TableName varchar(500)='tblPropertyType',
#PrimaryKey varchar(500)='Id',
#Columns varchar(max)='PropertyType',
#WhereCondition varchar(max)='',
#RecsPerPage int =3,
#Page int=1,
#SortColumn varchar(500)='Id',
#SortDirection Varchar(56)='asc'
)
as
DECLARE #SQL VARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE #DSQL VARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE #FirstRec int, #LastRec int
SET #FirstRec = (#Page - 1) * #RecsPerPage
SET #LastRec = (#Page * #RecsPerPage + 1)
select #FirstRec
select #LastRec
SET #SQL='
SELECT
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY ' + #SortColumn+ ' '+ #SortDirection +') RowNum,'+ #PrimaryKey +' , ' +#Columns + ' from ' +#TableName+ ' Where 1=1 '+
#WhereCondition
What I want to do is:
First: inert all the records in a temp table from the above query.
Second: SELECT * FROM #TEMPResult WHERE RowNum > #FirstRec AND RowNum < #LastRec.
Please help me

SET #SQL='SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER
(ORDER BY ' + #SortColumn+ ' ' + #SortDirection + ') RowNum, ' + #PrimaryKey + ', ' + #Columns + '
INTO tempTableName
FROM ' + #TableName + ' Where 1 = 1 ' + #WhereCondition

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Unpivot using Dynamic query

I am writing a query to unpivot any table as required, based on it's first column and a selected row. And I am facing an issue in the dynamic query. The actual table has 77 columns with different data type that I tried to convert it to varchar and the values will always be of a particular row of a table.
example:
CREATE TABLE EXAMPLE (ROWDATA INT, CHARDATA VARCHAR(MAX), BIGINTCOLUMN BIGINT)
INSERT INTO EXAMPLE (ROWDATA INT, CHARDATA VARCHAR(MAX), BIGINTCOLUMN BIGINT)
VALUES (1, AB, 15698), (2, BD, 23467), (3, ABC, 42378)
Now I want to do unpivot operation without putting columns so that I can use it for multiple purpose and there should only be 2 columns one is ColumnName that contains value
"CHARDATA,BIGINTCOLUMN" other ColumnValue that contains value like "BD,23467" or "ABC,42378" '
CODE:
create table #ColumnName (Countno int identity(1,1), Column_Name varchar(max))
insert into #ColumnName (Column_Name) select COLUMN_NAME from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where TABLE_NAME = 'EXAMPLE'
Create table #Converttype (Countno int identity(1,1), Converttype varchar(max))
insert into #Converttype (Converttype) select case when DATA_TYPE <> 'varchar' then 'Cast(' + COLUMN_NAME + ' as varchar) as '+ COLUMN_NAME else COLUMN_NAME end from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where TABLE_NAME = 'EXAMPLE'
declare #CreateTable varchar(max) =(select Column_Name from #ColumnName where Countno = 1)
declare #Converttype varchar(max) = (select Converttype from #Converttype where Countno = 1)
declare #ColumnName varchar(max) = (select Column_Name from #ColumnName where Countno = 2)
declare #Iteration int = (select Count(COLUMN_NAME) from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where TABLE_NAME = 'EXAMPLE')
declare #count int = 2
while #Count <= #Iteration
begin
--print #Count
set #CreateTable = #CreateTable+' varchar(max)' + ',' + (select Column_Name from #ColumnName where Countno = #count)
set #Converttype = #Converttype + ',' + (select Converttype from #Converttype where Countno = #count)
set #count = #count + 1
set #ColumnName = #ColumnName + ',' + isnull((select Column_Name from #ColumnName where Countno = #count),'')
end
declare #Unpivot nvarchar(max) = '
create table #temp (' + #CreateTable + ' varchar(max))
insert into #temp (ROWDATA,' + #ColumnName + ')
select ' + #Converttype + ' from EXAMPLE where ROWDATA = 2
select * from #temp
unpivot
(
ColumnValue
for ColumnName in (' + #ColumnName + ')
) AS Tablecheck'
Exec(#Unpivot)
After debugging I found out that #Unpivot is not working specially when I used print #Unpivot it doesn't show me the the message from select * from #temp to ) as Tablecheck
There is only a minor issue of the extra comma at the end of the #ColumnName otherwise your script works fine.
CREATE TABLE #ColumnName
(Countno INT IDENTITY(1, 1),
Column_Name VARCHAR(MAX)
);
INSERT INTO #ColumnName(Column_Name)
SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'EXAMPLE';
CREATE TABLE #Converttype
(Countno INT IDENTITY(1, 1),
Converttype VARCHAR(MAX)
);
INSERT INTO #Converttype(Converttype)
SELECT CASE
WHEN DATA_TYPE <> 'varchar'
THEN 'Cast(' + COLUMN_NAME + ' as varchar (max)) as ' + COLUMN_NAME
ELSE COLUMN_NAME
END
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'EXAMPLE';
DECLARE #CreateTable VARCHAR(MAX)=
(
SELECT Column_Name FROM #ColumnName WHERE Countno = 1
);
DECLARE #Converttype VARCHAR(MAX)=
(
SELECT Converttype FROM #Converttype WHERE Countno = 1
);
DECLARE #ColumnName VARCHAR(MAX)=
(
SELECT Column_Name FROM #ColumnName WHERE Countno = 2
);
DECLARE #Iteration INT=
(
SELECT COUNT(COLUMN_NAME) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'EXAMPLE'
);
SELECT #Iteration
DECLARE #count INT= 2;
WHILE #Count <= #Iteration
BEGIN
print #Count
SET #CreateTable = #CreateTable + ' varchar(max)' + ',' +
(
SELECT Column_Name FROM #ColumnName WHERE Countno = #count
);
SET #Converttype = #Converttype + ',' +
(
SELECT Converttype FROM #Converttype WHERE Countno = #count
);
SET #count = #count + 1;
SET #ColumnName = #ColumnName + ',' + ISNULL(
(
SELECT Column_Name FROM #ColumnName WHERE Countno = #count
), '');
END;
DECLARE #Unpivot NVARCHAR(MAX)= '
create table #temp (' + #CreateTable + ' varchar(max))
insert into #temp (ROWDATA,' + SUBSTRING(#ColumnName, 1, LEN(#COLUMNNAME) - 1) + ')
select ' + #Converttype + ' from EXAMPLE where ROWDATA >= 2
select * from #temp
unpivot
(
ColumnValue
for ColumnName in (' + SUBSTRING(#ColumnName, 1, LEN(#COLUMNNAME) - 1) + ')
) AS Tablecheck';
print (#unpivot)
EXEC (#Unpivot);
Please see the db<>fiddle here.

Stored procedure with dynamic SQL and ORDER BY

I have built a stored procedure that aims to identify duplicates in a table and to display the duplicated rows in a meaningful order. It looks like this:
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[spFindDuplicates]
#tableName nvarchar(255),
#field1 nvarchar(255),
#field2 nvarchar(255) = '1',
#field3 nvarchar(255) = '2',
#field4 nvarchar(255) = '3',
#field5 nvarchar(255) = '4'
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #query AS nvarchar(MAX);
SET #query = '
SELECT *
FROM ' + #tableName + '
WHERE CAST(' + #field1 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field2 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field3 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field4 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field5 + ' AS nvarchar(255))
IN
(
SELECT CAST(' + #field1 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field2 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field3 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field4 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field5 + ' AS nvarchar(255))
FROM ' + #tableName + '
GROUP BY CAST(' + #field1 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field2 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field3 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field4 + ' AS nvarchar(255)) + CAST(' + #field5 + ' AS nvarchar(255))
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
)
ORDER BY ' + #field1 + ', ' + #field2 + ', ' + #field3 + ', ' + #field4 + ', ' + #field5
EXECUTE(#query);
END
GO
--Example:
EXEC spFindDuplicates #tableName = 'someRandomTable', #field1 = 'firstField', #field2 = 'secondField', #field3 = 'thirdField'
As you can see, I can use at most 5 different fields that I concatenate in order for me to get a key used to determine whether we have a duplicate or not. Please note that I use the CAST function to be able to concatenate fields with various datatypes (varchar, int, dates, etc.).
When I execute the above stored procedure with 5 different fields, it works fine. But I would like to be able to run it with a variable number of fields (from 1 to 5), which is why I provided default values for #field2 to #field5.
But when I execute it with the above example (3 fields provided), I get the following error message:
A column has been specified more than once in the order by list. Columns in the order by list must be unique.
QUESTION: How can I keep ordering the resulting table without getting an error?
BONUS QUESTION: If you find a dynamic way to use that stored procedure with any number of fields (4, 17, or whatever), that'd be even more useful to me.
Like I said in the comments, injection is a huge problem here, and you need to consider it. Saying "Let's consider I don't mind about injection" is naïve and you need to change that attitude. Always make your SQL safe; then there are no excuses and chances for your application being compromised.
As what you are after, I suspect this achieves the goal. There's no need for the subquery to scan your table with an IN here, you can make use of COUNT and the OVER clause within a CTE.
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[FindDuplicates] --I've removed te sp prefix, as sp_ is reserved by MS
#tableName sysname,
#field1 sysname,
#field2 sysname = NULL,
#field3 sysname = NULL,
#field4 sysname = NULL,
#field5 sysname = NULL
AS BEGIN
DECLARE #query AS nvarchar(MAX);
SET #query = N'WITH CTE AS(' + NCHAR(10) +
N' SELECT *' + NCHAR(10) +
N' COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY ' + STUFF(CONCAT(N',' + QUOTENAME(#field1),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field2),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field3),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field4),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field5)),1,1,N'') + N' AS RowCount' + NCHAR(10) +
N' FROM ' + QUOTENAME(#tableName) + N')' + NCHAR(10) +
N'SELECT *' + NCHAR(10) +
N'FROM CTE' + NCHAR(10) +
N'WHERE RowCount > 1' + NCHAR(10) +
N'ORDER BY ' + STUFF(CONCAT(N',' + QUOTENAME(#field1),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field2),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field3),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field4),N',' + QUOTENAME(#field5)),1,1,N'') + N';';
PRINT #query;
--EXEC sys.sp_executesql #query; --Uncomment to rrun the actual query
END
GO
For the command you gave us EXEC dbo.FindDuplicates #tableName = 'someRandomTable', #field1 = 'firstField', #field2 = 'secondField', #field3 = 'thirdField';, this returns the SQL:
WITH CTE AS(
SELECT *
COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY [firstField],[secondField],[thirdField] AS RowCount
FROM [someRandomTable])
SELECT *
FROM CTE
WHERE RowCount > 1
ORDER BY [firstField],[secondField],[thirdField];
Which, I believe gives you the behaviour you are after.
Edited the code to check if the column list exists on the sys.columns there by making sure we get only the columns which are appropriate.
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.fn_SplitString
(
#List NVARCHAR(MAX),
#Delimiter NVARCHAR(255)
)
RETURNS TABLE
WITH SCHEMABINDING
AS
RETURN
(
SELECT Item = y.i.value('(./text())[1]', 'nvarchar(4000)')
FROM
(
SELECT x = CONVERT(XML, '<i>'
+ REPLACE(#List, #Delimiter, '</i><i>')
+ '</i>').query('.')
) AS a CROSS APPLY x.nodes('i') AS y(i)
);
GO
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[spFindDuplicates]
#tableName nvarchar(255),
#columnlist nvarchar(max)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #query AS nvarchar(MAX);
SET #columnlist = (SELECT STUFF((SELECT ','+'['+[name]+']'
FROM SYS.columns
WHERE object_id = object_id(#tableName)
AND [Name] IN
(
SELECT Item
FROM dbo.fn_SplitString(#columnlist,',')
)
FOR XML PATH('')
)
,1,1,''))
PRINT #columnlist
SET #query = 'SELECT * FROM (SELECT '+CAST(#columnlist AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+'
FROM '+CAST(#tableName AS nvarchar(MAX))+'
GROUP BY '+CAST(#columnlist AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+'
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1)Res1
ORDER BY '+#columnlist
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL #query;
END
GO

Dynamic SQL Query to find the count of missing values for all column of a table

I want to write a dynamic sql query to find out the count of missing value for each column from a table. The table comprises of 40 columns and writing missing count for each column is lengthy so can we do it dynamically? I tried to write dynamic query as provided below, but got an error as
Must declare the scalar variable "#sql"
Query:
Declare #sql nvarchar(max)
Declare #columnlist nvarchar(max)
Declare #FieldName nvarchar(max)
set #columnlist = 'Column 1,Column2 ,Column3 ,Column4 ,Column5 ,Column6 ,Column7 ,Column8 ,Column9 ,Column10 ,Column11 ,Column12,Column13'
set #FieldName = 'Column 1,Column2 ,Column3 ,Column4 ,Column5 ,Column6 ,Column7 ,Column8 ,Column9 ,Column10 ,Column11 ,Column12,Column13'
set #sql = 'SELECT COUNT(*)-COUNT(' + #columnlist + ') as '+ #FieldName +'from table_name'
exec (#sql)
Try this:
DECLARE #sql nvarchar(max) = N'SELECT';
DECLARE #table_name nvarchar(256) = N'YourTableName'
SELECT #sql = #sql + ' COUNT(*)-COUNT(' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + ') as '+ QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + N','
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = N'dbo'
AND TABLE_NAME = #table_name
SET #sql = LEFT(#sql, LEN(#sql) - 1) + ' from ' + #table_name
EXEC (#sql)
Added
Allright, so here's an example on how to use something alike to for each column calculate the number of values that have at least one duplicate:
DECLARE #sql nvarchar(max) = N'WITH duplicates AS (SELECT';
DECLARE #table_name nvarchar(256) = N'YourTableName';
SELECT #sql = #sql
+ N' CASE WHEN COUNT(' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME)
+ N') OVER (PARTITION BY ' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME)
+ N') > 1 THEN ' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME)
+ N' END as '+ QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + N','
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = N'dbo'
AND TABLE_NAME = #table_name;
SET #sql = LEFT(#sql, LEN(#sql) - 1) + ' from ' + #table_name + ') SELECT';
SELECT #sql = #sql
+ N' COUNT(DISTINCT ' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME)
+ N') as '+ QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + N','
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = N'dbo'
AND TABLE_NAME = #table_name;
SET #sql = LEFT(#sql, LEN(#sql) - 1) + ' from duplicates';
EXEC (#sql);
You see that it uses 2 SELECT statements, the first creates a CTE that replaces all values that have no duplicate with NULL:
CASE WHEN COUNT([C1]) OVER (PARTITION BY [C1]) > 1 THEN [C1] END as [C1]
The second uses a COUNT DISTINCT to count what is left. Doing it this way, the value NULL will not be counted.
Try this
IF OBJECT_ID('TempDb..#MissingList') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #MissingList
CREATE TABLE #MissingList
(
SeqNo INT IDENTITY(1,1),
TABLE_NAME VARCHAR(255),
COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR(255),
MissingCount INT DEFAULT(0)
)
DECLARE #SQL NVARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT
#SQL = REPLACE(REPLACE(L.List,'&#x0D',''),';','')
FROM
(
SELECT
'
INSERT INTO #MissingList(TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,MissingCount)
SELECT TABLE_NAME = ''['+LTRIM(RTRIM(TABLE_SCHEMA))+'].['+LTRIM(RTRIM(TABLE_NAME))+']'',COLUMN_NAME = '''+LTRIM(RTRIM(COLUMN_NAME))+''',MissingCount = COUNT(1) - COUNT(['+LTRIM(RTRIM(COLUMN_NAME))+'])
FROM ['+LTRIM(RTRIM(TABLE_SCHEMA))+'].['+LTRIM(RTRIM(TABLE_NAME))+']' AS [text()]
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
FOR XML PATH('')
)L(LIST)
EXEC(#SQL)
SELECT
*
FROM #MissingList

Pivot in sql server returns error "incorrect syntax near the keyword 'for': The DUPLICATE has not the answer [duplicate]

I'm looking for an efficient way to convert rows to columns in SQL server, I heard that PIVOT is not very fast, and I need to deal with lot of records.
This is my example:
-------------------------------
| Id | Value | ColumnName |
-------------------------------
| 1 | John | FirstName |
| 2 | 2.4 | Amount |
| 3 | ZH1E4A | PostalCode |
| 4 | Fork | LastName |
| 5 | 857685 | AccountNumber |
-------------------------------
This is my result:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
| FirstName |Amount| PostalCode | LastName | AccountNumber |
---------------------------------------------------------------------
| John | 2.4 | ZH1E4A | Fork | 857685 |
---------------------------------------------------------------------
How can I build the result?
There are several ways that you can transform data from multiple rows into columns.
Using PIVOT
In SQL Server you can use the PIVOT function to transform the data from rows to columns:
select Firstname, Amount, PostalCode, LastName, AccountNumber
from
(
select value, columnname
from yourtable
) d
pivot
(
max(value)
for columnname in (Firstname, Amount, PostalCode, LastName, AccountNumber)
) piv;
See Demo.
Pivot with unknown number of columnnames
If you have an unknown number of columnnames that you want to transpose, then you can use dynamic SQL:
DECLARE #cols AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#query AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
select #cols = STUFF((SELECT ',' + QUOTENAME(ColumnName)
from yourtable
group by ColumnName, id
order by id
FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE
).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)')
,1,1,'')
set #query = N'SELECT ' + #cols + N' from
(
select value, ColumnName
from yourtable
) x
pivot
(
max(value)
for ColumnName in (' + #cols + N')
) p '
exec sp_executesql #query;
See Demo.
Using an aggregate function
If you do not want to use the PIVOT function, then you can use an aggregate function with a CASE expression:
select
max(case when columnname = 'FirstName' then value end) Firstname,
max(case when columnname = 'Amount' then value end) Amount,
max(case when columnname = 'PostalCode' then value end) PostalCode,
max(case when columnname = 'LastName' then value end) LastName,
max(case when columnname = 'AccountNumber' then value end) AccountNumber
from yourtable
See Demo.
Using multiple joins
This could also be completed using multiple joins, but you will need some column to associate each of the rows which you do not have in your sample data. But the basic syntax would be:
select fn.value as FirstName,
a.value as Amount,
pc.value as PostalCode,
ln.value as LastName,
an.value as AccountNumber
from yourtable fn
left join yourtable a
on fn.somecol = a.somecol
and a.columnname = 'Amount'
left join yourtable pc
on fn.somecol = pc.somecol
and pc.columnname = 'PostalCode'
left join yourtable ln
on fn.somecol = ln.somecol
and ln.columnname = 'LastName'
left join yourtable an
on fn.somecol = an.somecol
and an.columnname = 'AccountNumber'
where fn.columnname = 'Firstname'
This is rather a method than just a single script but gives you much more flexibility.
First of all There are 3 objects:
User defined TABLE type [ColumnActionList] -> holds data as
parameter
SP [proc_PivotPrepare] -> prepares our data
SP [proc_PivotExecute] -> execute the script
CREATE TYPE [dbo].[ColumnActionList] AS TABLE
(
[ID] [smallint] NOT NULL,
[ColumnName] nvarchar NOT NULL,
[Action] nchar NOT NULL
);
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[proc_PivotPrepare]
(
#DB_Name nvarchar(128),
#TableName nvarchar(128)
)
AS
SELECT #DB_Name = ISNULL(#DB_Name,db_name())
DECLARE #SQL_Code nvarchar(max)
DECLARE #MyTab TABLE (ID smallint identity(1,1), [Column_Name] nvarchar(128), [Type] nchar(1), [Set Action SQL] nvarchar(max));
SELECT #SQL_Code = 'SELECT [<| SQL_Code |>] = '' '' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''-----| Declare user defined type [ID] / [ColumnName] / [PivotAction] '' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''DECLARE #ColumnListWithActions ColumnActionList;'''
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''-----| Set [PivotAction] (''''S'''' as default) to select dimentions and values '' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''-----|'''
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''-----| ''''S'''' = Stable column || ''''D'''' = Dimention column || ''''V'''' = Value column '' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''INSERT INTO #ColumnListWithActions VALUES ('' + CAST( ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY [NAME]) as nvarchar(10)) + '', '' + '''''''' + [NAME] + ''''''''+ '', ''''S'''');'''
+ 'FROM [' + #DB_Name + '].sys.columns '
+ 'WHERE object_id = object_id(''[' + #DB_Name + ']..[' + #TableName + ']'') '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''-----| Execute sp_PivotExecute with parameters: columns and dimentions and main table name'' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'' '
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''EXEC [dbo].[sp_PivotExecute] #ColumnListWithActions, ' + '''''' + #TableName + '''''' + ';'''
+ 'UNION ALL '
+ 'SELECT ''----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'' '
EXECUTE SP_EXECUTESQL #SQL_Code;
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_PivotExecute]
(
#ColumnListWithActions ColumnActionList ReadOnly
,#TableName nvarchar(128)
)
AS
--#######################################################################################################################
--###| Step 1 - Select our user-defined-table-variable into temp table
--#######################################################################################################################
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.#ColumnListWithActions', 'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #ColumnListWithActions;
SELECT * INTO #ColumnListWithActions FROM #ColumnListWithActions;
--#######################################################################################################################
--###| Step 2 - Preparing lists of column groups as strings:
--#######################################################################################################################
DECLARE #ColumnName nvarchar(128)
DECLARE #Destiny nchar(1)
DECLARE #ListOfColumns_Stable nvarchar(max)
DECLARE #ListOfColumns_Dimension nvarchar(max)
DECLARE #ListOfColumns_Variable nvarchar(max)
--############################
--###| Cursor for List of Stable Columns
--############################
DECLARE ColumnListStringCreator_S CURSOR FOR
SELECT [ColumnName]
FROM #ColumnListWithActions
WHERE [Action] = 'S'
OPEN ColumnListStringCreator_S;
FETCH NEXT FROM ColumnListStringCreator_S
INTO #ColumnName
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SELECT #ListOfColumns_Stable = ISNULL(#ListOfColumns_Stable, '') + ' [' + #ColumnName + '] ,';
FETCH NEXT FROM ColumnListStringCreator_S INTO #ColumnName
END
CLOSE ColumnListStringCreator_S;
DEALLOCATE ColumnListStringCreator_S;
--############################
--###| Cursor for List of Dimension Columns
--############################
DECLARE ColumnListStringCreator_D CURSOR FOR
SELECT [ColumnName]
FROM #ColumnListWithActions
WHERE [Action] = 'D'
OPEN ColumnListStringCreator_D;
FETCH NEXT FROM ColumnListStringCreator_D
INTO #ColumnName
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SELECT #ListOfColumns_Dimension = ISNULL(#ListOfColumns_Dimension, '') + ' [' + #ColumnName + '] ,';
FETCH NEXT FROM ColumnListStringCreator_D INTO #ColumnName
END
CLOSE ColumnListStringCreator_D;
DEALLOCATE ColumnListStringCreator_D;
--############################
--###| Cursor for List of Variable Columns
--############################
DECLARE ColumnListStringCreator_V CURSOR FOR
SELECT [ColumnName]
FROM #ColumnListWithActions
WHERE [Action] = 'V'
OPEN ColumnListStringCreator_V;
FETCH NEXT FROM ColumnListStringCreator_V
INTO #ColumnName
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SELECT #ListOfColumns_Variable = ISNULL(#ListOfColumns_Variable, '') + ' [' + #ColumnName + '] ,';
FETCH NEXT FROM ColumnListStringCreator_V INTO #ColumnName
END
CLOSE ColumnListStringCreator_V;
DEALLOCATE ColumnListStringCreator_V;
SELECT #ListOfColumns_Variable = LEFT(#ListOfColumns_Variable, LEN(#ListOfColumns_Variable) - 1);
SELECT #ListOfColumns_Dimension = LEFT(#ListOfColumns_Dimension, LEN(#ListOfColumns_Dimension) - 1);
SELECT #ListOfColumns_Stable = LEFT(#ListOfColumns_Stable, LEN(#ListOfColumns_Stable) - 1);
--#######################################################################################################################
--###| Step 3 - Preparing table with all possible connections between Dimension columns excluding NULLs
--#######################################################################################################################
DECLARE #DIM_TAB TABLE ([DIM_ID] smallint, [ColumnName] nvarchar(128))
INSERT INTO #DIM_TAB
SELECT [DIM_ID] = ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY [ColumnName]), [ColumnName] FROM #ColumnListWithActions WHERE [Action] = 'D';
DECLARE #DIM_ID smallint;
SELECT #DIM_ID = 1;
DECLARE #SQL_Dimentions nvarchar(max);
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.##ALL_Dimentions', 'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE ##ALL_Dimentions;
SELECT #SQL_Dimentions = 'SELECT [xxx_ID_xxx] = ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY ' + #ListOfColumns_Dimension + '), ' + #ListOfColumns_Dimension
+ ' INTO ##ALL_Dimentions '
+ ' FROM (SELECT DISTINCT' + #ListOfColumns_Dimension + ' FROM ' + #TableName
+ ' WHERE ' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #DIM_TAB WHERE [DIM_ID] = #DIM_ID) + ' IS NOT NULL ';
SELECT #DIM_ID = #DIM_ID + 1;
WHILE #DIM_ID <= (SELECT MAX([DIM_ID]) FROM #DIM_TAB)
BEGIN
SELECT #SQL_Dimentions = #SQL_Dimentions + 'AND ' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #DIM_TAB WHERE [DIM_ID] = #DIM_ID) + ' IS NOT NULL ';
SELECT #DIM_ID = #DIM_ID + 1;
END
SELECT #SQL_Dimentions = #SQL_Dimentions + ' )x';
EXECUTE SP_EXECUTESQL #SQL_Dimentions;
--#######################################################################################################################
--###| Step 4 - Preparing table with all possible connections between Stable columns excluding NULLs
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DECLARE #StabPos_TAB TABLE ([StabPos_ID] smallint, [ColumnName] nvarchar(128))
INSERT INTO #StabPos_TAB
SELECT [StabPos_ID] = ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY [ColumnName]), [ColumnName] FROM #ColumnListWithActions WHERE [Action] = 'S';
DECLARE #StabPos_ID smallint;
SELECT #StabPos_ID = 1;
DECLARE #SQL_MainStableColumnTable nvarchar(max);
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.##ALL_StableColumns', 'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE ##ALL_StableColumns;
SELECT #SQL_MainStableColumnTable = 'SELECT xxx_ID_xxx = ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY ' + #ListOfColumns_Stable + '), ' + #ListOfColumns_Stable
+ ' INTO ##ALL_StableColumns '
+ ' FROM (SELECT DISTINCT' + #ListOfColumns_Stable + ' FROM ' + #TableName
+ ' WHERE ' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #StabPos_TAB WHERE [StabPos_ID] = #StabPos_ID) + ' IS NOT NULL ';
SELECT #StabPos_ID = #StabPos_ID + 1;
WHILE #StabPos_ID <= (SELECT MAX([StabPos_ID]) FROM #StabPos_TAB)
BEGIN
SELECT #SQL_MainStableColumnTable = #SQL_MainStableColumnTable + 'AND ' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #StabPos_TAB WHERE [StabPos_ID] = #StabPos_ID) + ' IS NOT NULL ';
SELECT #StabPos_ID = #StabPos_ID + 1;
END
SELECT #SQL_MainStableColumnTable = #SQL_MainStableColumnTable + ' )x';
EXECUTE SP_EXECUTESQL #SQL_MainStableColumnTable;
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--###| Step 5 - Preparing table with all options ID
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DECLARE #FULL_SQL_1 NVARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT #FULL_SQL_1 = ''
DECLARE #i smallint
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.##FinalTab', 'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE ##FinalTab;
SELECT #FULL_SQL_1 = 'SELECT t.*, dim.[xxx_ID_xxx] '
+ ' INTO ##FinalTab '
+ 'FROM ' + #TableName + ' t '
+ 'JOIN ##ALL_Dimentions dim '
+ 'ON t.' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #DIM_TAB WHERE [DIM_ID] = 1) + ' = dim.' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #DIM_TAB WHERE [DIM_ID] = 1);
SELECT #i = 2
WHILE #i <= (SELECT MAX([DIM_ID]) FROM #DIM_TAB)
BEGIN
SELECT #FULL_SQL_1 = #FULL_SQL_1 + ' AND t.' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #DIM_TAB WHERE [DIM_ID] = #i) + ' = dim.' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #DIM_TAB WHERE [DIM_ID] = #i)
SELECT #i = #i +1
END
EXECUTE SP_EXECUTESQL #FULL_SQL_1
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--###| Step 6 - Selecting final data
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DECLARE #STAB_TAB TABLE ([STAB_ID] smallint, [ColumnName] nvarchar(128))
INSERT INTO #STAB_TAB
SELECT [STAB_ID] = ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY [ColumnName]), [ColumnName]
FROM #ColumnListWithActions WHERE [Action] = 'S';
DECLARE #VAR_TAB TABLE ([VAR_ID] smallint, [ColumnName] nvarchar(128))
INSERT INTO #VAR_TAB
SELECT [VAR_ID] = ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY [ColumnName]), [ColumnName]
FROM #ColumnListWithActions WHERE [Action] = 'V';
DECLARE #y smallint;
DECLARE #x smallint;
DECLARE #z smallint;
DECLARE #FinalCode nvarchar(max)
SELECT #FinalCode = ' SELECT ID1.*'
SELECT #y = 1
WHILE #y <= (SELECT MAX([xxx_ID_xxx]) FROM ##FinalTab)
BEGIN
SELECT #z = 1
WHILE #z <= (SELECT MAX([VAR_ID]) FROM #VAR_TAB)
BEGIN
SELECT #FinalCode = #FinalCode + ', [ID' + CAST((#y) as varchar(10)) + '.' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #VAR_TAB WHERE [VAR_ID] = #z) + '] = ID' + CAST((#y + 1) as varchar(10)) + '.' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #VAR_TAB WHERE [VAR_ID] = #z)
SELECT #z = #z + 1
END
SELECT #y = #y + 1
END
SELECT #FinalCode = #FinalCode +
' FROM ( SELECT * FROM ##ALL_StableColumns)ID1';
SELECT #y = 1
WHILE #y <= (SELECT MAX([xxx_ID_xxx]) FROM ##FinalTab)
BEGIN
SELECT #x = 1
SELECT #FinalCode = #FinalCode
+ ' LEFT JOIN (SELECT ' + #ListOfColumns_Stable + ' , ' + #ListOfColumns_Variable
+ ' FROM ##FinalTab WHERE [xxx_ID_xxx] = '
+ CAST(#y as varchar(10)) + ' )ID' + CAST((#y + 1) as varchar(10))
+ ' ON 1 = 1'
WHILE #x <= (SELECT MAX([STAB_ID]) FROM #STAB_TAB)
BEGIN
SELECT #FinalCode = #FinalCode + ' AND ID1.' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #STAB_TAB WHERE [STAB_ID] = #x) + ' = ID' + CAST((#y+1) as varchar(10)) + '.' + (SELECT [ColumnName] FROM #STAB_TAB WHERE [STAB_ID] = #x)
SELECT #x = #x +1
END
SELECT #y = #y + 1
END
SELECT * FROM ##ALL_Dimentions;
EXECUTE SP_EXECUTESQL #FinalCode;
From executing the first query (by passing source DB and table name) you will get a pre-created execution query for the second SP, all you have to do is define is the column from your source:
+ Stable
+ Value (will be used to concentrate values based on that)
+ Dim (column you want to use to pivot by)
Names and datatypes will be defined automatically!
I cant recommend it for any production environments but does the job for adhoc BI requests.
I modified Taryn's answer ("Pivot with unknown number of columnnames" version) to show more than 1 row in the result. This requires to have an additional "Group" column
DROP TABLE #yourtable
CREATE table #yourtable
([Id] int,[Group] int, [Value] varchar(6), [ColumnName] varchar(13))
;
INSERT INTO #yourtable
([Id],[Group], [Value], [ColumnName])
VALUES
(1,1, 'John', 'FirstName'),
(2,1, '2.4', 'Amount'),
(3,1, 'ZH1E4A', 'PostalCode'),
(4,1, 'Fork', 'LastName'),
(5,1, '857685', 'AccountNumber'),
(6,2, 'Pedro', 'FirstName'),
(7,2, '5.1', 'Amount'),
(8,2, '123456', 'PostalCode'),
(9,2, 'Torres', 'LastName'),
(10,2, '857686', 'AccountNumber')
;
;
DECLARE #cols AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
#query AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
select #cols = STUFF((SELECT ',' + QUOTENAME(ColumnName)
from #yourtable
group by [Group], ColumnName, id
having [group] = (SELECT TOP 1 MIN([Group])FROM #yourtable)
order by id
FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE
).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)')
,1,1,'')
set #query = N'SELECT ' + #cols + N' from
(
select value, ColumnName,[Group]
from #yourtable
GROUP BY [Group],ColumnName,Value
) x
pivot
(
max(value)
for ColumnName in (' + #cols + N')
) p '
exec sp_executesql #query;
Please try
CREATE TABLE pvt (Present int, [Absent] int);
GO
INSERT INTO pvt VALUES (10,40);
GO
--Unpivot the table.
SELECT Code, Value
FROM
(SELECT Present, Absent
FROM pvt) p
UNPIVOT
(Value FOR Code IN
(Present, [Absent])
)AS unpvt;
GO
DROP TABLE pvt
One more option which could be very useful is using CROSS APPLY
-- Original data
SELECT * FROM (VALUES ('1', 1, 2, 3),('2', 11, 22, 33)) AS Stage(id,col1,col2,col3)
-- row to columns using CROSS APPLY
SELECT Stage.id,v.idd, v.colc
FROM (VALUES ('1', 1, 2, 3),('2', 11, 22, 33)) AS Stage(id,col1,col2,col3)
CROSS APPLY (VALUES ('col1', col1),('col2', col2),('col3', col3)) AS v(idd,colc)
GO

HOW TO SELECT FROM EXEC sp_executeSql?

My stored procedures:
#currPage int,
#recodperpage int,
#name varchar(20) = NULL,
#type varchar(50) = NULL,
#size varchar(50) = NULL,
#country varchar(50) = NULL
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #Sql NVARCHAR(MAX);
SELECT
#Sql = N'SELECT ROW_NUMBER()
OVER(ORDER BY MatchID Desc) AS RowNum,
MatchID,
NameMatch,
Images
FROM Match WHERE MatchID > 0 '
IF #type IS NOT NULL
SELECT #Sql += N' AND Type = ''' + REPLACE(convert(varchar(50),#type),'''','''''')+'''';
IF #size IS NOT NULL
SELECT #Sql += N' AND MatchSize = ''' + REPLACE(convert(varchar(50),#size),'''','''''')+'''';
IF #country IS NOT NULL
SELECT #Sql += N' AND Country = ''' + REPLACE(convert(varchar(50),#country),'''','''''')+''''
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL #Sql
END
I want to
select *
from EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL #Sql result
where RowNum between (#currPage - 1) * #recodperpage + 1
and #currPage * #recodperpage
You can declare a #table with same columns as in stored procedure output and then:
INSERT INTO #table
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL #Sql
SELECT *
FROM #table
where RowNum between (#currPage - 1) * #recodperpage + 1
and #currPage * #recodperpage
I guess you can parametrize your where clause in dynamic query
DECLARE #Sql NVARCHAR(MAX),
#currPage INT,
#recodperpage INT
SELECT #Sql = N'select * from(SELECT ROW_NUMBER()
OVER(ORDER BY MatchID Desc) AS RowNum,
MatchID,
NameMatch,
Images
FROM Match WHERE MatchID > 0 '
IF #type IS NOT NULL
SELECT #Sql += N' AND Type = '''
+ Replace(CONVERT(VARCHAR(50), #type), '''', '''''')
+ '''';
IF #size IS NOT NULL
SELECT #Sql += N' AND MatchSize = '''
+ Replace(CONVERT(VARCHAR(50), #size), '''', '''''')
+ '''';
IF #country IS NOT NULL
SELECT #Sql += N' AND Country = '''
+ Replace(CONVERT(VARCHAR(50), #country), '''', '''''')
+ ''''
SELECT #sql += ' ) A where RowNum between (#currPage - 1) * #recodperpage + 1
and #currPage * #recodperpage'
EXEC Sp_executesql
#Sql,
N'#currPage int,#recodperpage int',
#currPage =#currPage,
#recodperpage =#recodperpage

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